Splunge,_Mississippi

Splunge, Mississippi

Splunge, Mississippi

Unincorporated community in Mississippi, United States

Splunge, (also known as Lannsdale or Lanndale), is an unincorporated community in Monroe County, Mississippi.[1]

Quick Facts Country, State ...

Splunge is located on Splunge Creek, east of Hatley and north of Greenwood Springs.

History

In 1900, Splunge had a population of 18.[2]

A post office operated under the name Splung from 1848 to 1867 and the name Splunge from 1881 to 1918.[3]

The Splunge Free Will Baptist Church was built in 1844 and is the oldest surviving church building in Monroe County and the oldest Free Will Baptist church in Mississippi.[4]

The Splunge Lookout Tower is listed on the National Historic Lookout Register.[5]

The community is served by two volunteer fire departments.[6]

In 1973, natural gas reserves were discovered in Splunge.[7]

References

  1. [1]
    "Splunge". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. [2]
    Rowland, Dunbar (1907). Mississippi: Comprising Sketches of Counties, Towns, Events, Institutions, and Persons, Arranged in Cyclopedic Form (PDF). Vol. 2. Southern Historical Publishing Association. p. 716.
  3. [3]
    "Monroe County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved September 9, 2023.
  4. [4]
    "Splunge Free Will Baptist Church". hmdb.org. Retrieved September 9, 2023.
  5. [5]
    "Splunge Lookout Tower". nhlr.org. Retrieved September 9, 2023.
  6. [6]
    "Monroe County Volunteer Fire Departments". monroems.com. Retrieved September 9, 2023.
  7. [7]
    Cockrell, Alan (2009). Drilling Ahead: The Quest for Oil in the Deep South, 1945–2005. Jackson, Mississippi: University Press of Mississippi. p. 360. ISBN 9781628468403.


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